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Trade unions protest against the Omnibus deregulation drive outside the headquarters of the European Commission
01.04.2025 Press release

Corporations must not be given a pass on human rights abuses

Following the decision to open the ‘stop the clock’ urgency procedure on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D) and the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), the ETUC is calling on all MEPs to vote down the postponement of the directives. 
Picture of ETUC leadership and staff on a picket line in Brussels
31.03.2025 Press release

Solidarity with general strike in Belgium

Workers and their unions are on general strike across Belgium to face down a sweep of anti-worker measures in the coalition agreement of the government. 
Trade union demonstration on closure of an Audi factory
27.03.2025 Press release

EU must protect jobs in response to Trump tariff escalation

The ETUC and industriAll Europe have called on the EU to urgently bring in job protection measures in response to today’s announcement by the Trump administration that it will impose 25% tariff rate on cars imported from Europe.

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01.04.2025 Document

ETUC letter to US Mission Chargé d'Affaires Scharpf

Urgent message from the ETUC regarding the US Government letter “Certification regarding compliance with applicable federal anti-discrimination law” Dear Mr Norman Thatcher Scharpf, I am contacting you to ask for a meeting as a matter of urgency, to discuss the recent letter issued by the US to companies in Europe who have contracts with the US government. The letter requires companies to "not operate any programs promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion that violate any applicable Federal anti-discrimination laws”.
01.04.2025 Document

ETUC letter to Kallas on detention of Istanbul Mayor

ETUC letter following the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu  Sent by e-mail to Ms Kaja Kallas High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission. Dear High Representative Kallas,  We would like to express our deepest concern about the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu - along with approximately 106 other municipal officials, as well as more than 1.000 people protesting.
26.03.2025 Document

ETUC calls for adequate financing and responsible simplification in the Clean Industrial Deal

Dear Environment Council Ministers, In advance of your meeting on 27 March to discuss the environmental dimension of the Clean Industrial Deal (CID), the European Trade Union Confederation urges you to seriously address two key issues: profound financial shortcomings and misguided deregulation. The CID marks a valuable first step, notably through its inclusion of social conditionalities linked to collective bargaining and demand-side measures, though these commitments need to be transformed into concrete commitments.
25.03.2025 Document

Joint European Trade Union Statement on the Omnibus Proposal: A Direct Attack on Workers’ Rights and Corporate Accountability

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The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), the European Federation of Building and Woodworkers (EFBWW), the European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions (EFFAT), the IndustriAll European Trade Union, the European Public Services Union (EPSU) and the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) strongly condemn the European Commission’s Omnibus proposal, which constitutes a direct assault on corporate accountability, workers’ and trade union rights, and environmental protections.
17.03.2025 Publication

Competition and labour - A Trade Union Reading of EU Competition Policies

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Competition and labour - A Trade Union Reading of EU Competition Policies  Competition practices are facing a growing range of criticisms amid concerns with corporate power at an all-time high. This raises a number of challenges, including adverse impact on sustainability issues and the widening of income inequalities. As far as the labour market dimension is concerned, the failure of competition policies and enforcers to assess and address the impact of growing corporate power on workers is contributing to lower employment, wages and working conditions.
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